Latitude: 53.7006 / 53°42'2"N
Longitude: -1.3111 / 1°18'39"W
OS Eastings: 445581
OS Northings: 422899
OS Grid: SE455228
Mapcode National: GBR MT8N.Y5
Mapcode Global: WHDC6.T7VX
Plus Code: 9C5WPM2Q+6H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq28
What Three Birds: lark.nightingale.redshank
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WF8 1HY is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £100,828 to £132,419 with an average of £115,291.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £29,000 with an average of £11,936. The most common recorded business types are Factory and Workshop.
Pontefract is a town, which had a population of 29,305 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 29 people resident in WF8 1HY, of which 13 were male and 16 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF8 1HY is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF8 1HY is approximately 41m (134ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF8 1HY
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF8 1HY
8d1: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Young Hard-Pressed Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF8 1HY
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WF8 1HY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF8 1HY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Pontefract North
Councillors
Hannah Appleyard (Labour)
Lorna Malkin (Labour)
Clive Tennant (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
MP
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF8 1HY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF8 1HY.
St Giles CofE Academy
Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NJ
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4AA
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Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Cobblers Lane Primary School
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
The King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing
Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Carleton Community High School A Specialist Science With Mathematics School
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BD
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4JQ
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Brigshaw High School
Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2HR
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
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Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.